Tarka the Otter, 9780241375983
Hardcover
Otter’s wild Devon life: Adventure, love, and a deadly chase.

$41.45

  • Hardcover

    288 pages

  • Release Date

    1 May 2019

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Summary

Tarka the Otter: A Wild Adventure

A beautiful gift edition of one of the most famous animal stories in children’s literature. The classic story of an otter living in the Devonshire countryside captures the feel of life in the wild as seen through the otter’s own eyes.

Tarka is born in Owlery Holt, near Canal Bridge on the River Torridge, where he grows up with his mother and sisters, learning to swim and catch fish, and to beware the hunters’ cry. His life is one of adventur…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780241375983
ISBN-10:0241375983
Series:Puffin Classics
Author:Henry Williamson, Annabel Large
Publisher:Penguin Random House Children's UK
Imprint:Puffin
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:288
Release Date:1 May 2019
Weight:280g
Dimensions:185mm x 137mm x 22mm
About The Author

Henry Williamson

Henry William Williamson was born in 1895 in Brockley, south-east London. The then semi-rural location provided easy access to the countryside, and he developed a deep love of nature throughout his childhood. He became a prolific author known for his natural and social history novels. He won the Hawthornden Prize for literature in 1928 for Tarka the Otter.

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